Tuesday, January 12, 2010
George EifermanGeorge Eiferman, '48 Mr. America and '62 Mr. Universe is shown here in his natural environment: the sands of Muscle Beach, Santa Monica, California. Needless to say he was famous for his chest development.
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Friday, October 09, 2009
Mr. America '63, Vern WeaverA look at 1963 Mr. America Vern Weaver's championship form. In 1953, a 16-year old Vern Weaver purchased his first barbell set (a Big 12 Special) from the York Barbell Company and it was delivered to his home by none other than Jules Bacon.
As he got back in his car, Jules Bacon said offhandledly "Kid, I hope you win Mr. "A" someday!" - and that's exactly what happened... 10 years later, almost to the day, it was in the books.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Mr. America '68, Jim HaislopJim Haislop, the popular bodybuilder from Tampa, Florida, shows the foundation of his development: squats. Haislop had quite a career, winning Mr. Florida in 1965, Mr. North America in 1966, Mr. Northern States and Mr. USA in 1967, Mr. America and Junior Mr. America in 1968 and took first in his class at the 1969 NABBA Mr. Universe.
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Steve Reeves - THE Classic PhysiqueIt's not hard to see why Steve Reeves was known as THE Classic Physique - just take a look. During his career Reeves won the 1947 AAU Mr. America , Mr. Pacific Coast and Mr. Western American Contests, the 1948 Mr. World contest, and the 1950 NABBA Mr. Universe contest.
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Monday, June 01, 2009
Bert Goodrich, The First Mr. America, Trained With KettlebellsAmong the many strength athletes who have trained with kettlebells is the very first Mr. America Bert Goodrich. Each of these 'bells weighed 56 pounds, and he used them primarily for shoulder work.
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Clash of the Titans: Grimek vs. StankoWhat would happen if two of the greatest strength athletes in history went head to head? Whether bodybuilding, olympic lifting or unusual feats of strength, I would say the matchup between John Grimek and Steve Stanko is pretty evenly matched. Only history knows the outcome of this armwrestling match...
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Dan LurieBrooklyn-born Dan Lurie won the "Most Muscular" subdivision and finished second in the AAU Mr. America contest in 1942, 1943 and 1944. He went on to become a very successful gym owner, magazine publisher and TV strongman. He also established the Dan Lurie Barbell Company which produced barbells and plates primarily on the east coast.
As a strongman, he performed 1655 push ups in 90 minutes, a bent press of 285 pounds (at a bodyweight of 168 pounds) and backlifted 1810 pounds.
Labels: Back Lift, Bent Press, Dan Lurie, Globe Dumbbell, Most Muscular, Mr. America, Mr. America Contest, Pushups
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
The Steve Reeves DeadliftHere's a unique feat by 1947 Mr. America Steve Reeves ... he may not have invented it but he became very well known for it: The Steve Reeves Deadlift. It involves an extremely wide-grip deadlift performed by grabbing the rim on a pair of York Deep Dish Plates. It's tougher than it looks and a tremendous feat of finger strength.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Melvin WellsThe great bodybuilder Melvin Wells on the cover of the October/November 1950 issue of Ironman Magazine. It was said that Wells was the "uncrowned" Mr. America, this is the condition that he was in when he nearly took home the crown at the 1950 contest. He didn't win the contest but he did capture the "Most Muscular" subdivision - and deservedly so.
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Friday, February 06, 2009
 Clancy Ross1945 Mr. America | 1. Clarence Ross 2. Harold Zinkin 3. Kenneth Graham 4. Elias Rodriguez 5. Phil Courtois - Cliff Byers - Perry Combs - Jack Delinger - Gene Jantzen - Joe Lauriano - Sam Loprinzi - Eric Pedersen - Leo Stern - Marvin Urvant - Kimon Voyages Most Muscular: 1. Clarence Ross 2. Sam Loprinzi 2. Kimon Voyages 4. Phil Courtois 4. Eric Pedersen 4. Elias Rodriguez |
Labels: 1945 Mr. America, AAU, Bodybuilding Contest, Clancy Ross, Eric Pedersen, Gene Jantzen, Harold Zinkin, Jack Dellinger, Kimon Voyages, Most Muscular, Mr. America, Sam Loprinzi
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
 Mr. American 1949 Jack Delinger | 1.Jack Delinger 2. Melvin Wells 3. Bill Melby 4. Harry Smith 5. Valerio Pasqua 6. Jim Krznarich 6. Stan Stanczyk 6. Kimon Voyages 9. Everett Sinderoff 10. Joe Shaw Jack Delinger won the overall title although Melvin Wells won the "Most Muscular" Sub-division. |
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Mr. America 1961 Ray RoutledgeRay Routledge, 1961 AAU Mr. America on the cover of the December 1960 issue of Strength and Health Magazine. Routledge was also the 1961 NABBA Mr. Universe.
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Friday, January 09, 2009
Bill PearlThere is little doubt that Bill Pearl is one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time. He won nearly every contest he ever entered (including 1953 AAU Mr. America, 1953, 1961, 1967, 1971 NABBA Mr. Universe and 1965 Mr. USA), appeared on dozens on bodybuilding magazine covers, ran a successful gym, authored several best selling training books, performed classical feats of strength and today still trains regularly and runs a thriving business. Here's how he looked on the cover of the September, 1957 issue of Ironman Magazine.
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Mickey HargitayOne bodybuilder who "made good" was Mickey Hargitay, who married the famous blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield in 1958. Hargitay rose through the ranks in the AAU Mr. America contests in the early fifties before winning the NABBA Mr. Universe title in 1955. He trained at Bob Higgins' Gym in Indianapolis, Indiana and in York, PA on occasion. Hargitay appeared on the cover of a number of strength magazines throughout his career.
Labels: Bob Higgins, Bodybuilder, Higgins Gym, Indianapolis, Jayne Mansfield, Mr. America, Mr. Universe, NABBA
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008
George Eiferman: Pushups on Benches1948 Mr. America George Eiferman demonstrates pushups on benches in what looks to be the old York Broad street Gym. A Simple... but effective exercise. Eiferman was well known for his chest development and this movement was one of his favorites.
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Chuck Sipes Lifting His TruckChuck Sipes was one of the strongest bodybuilders of all time. Chuck, who won the 1959 IFBB Mr. America, 1960 IFBB Mr. Universe and 1968 Mr. World Bodybuilding titles, could also could perform several incredible feats of strength.
As he was training to accomplish a 600 pound(!) bench press, Chuck used to train using a variety of techniques involving heavy supports and negatives -- he even had a special handle welded to the underside of his pickup truck which he used to lift and support the whole affair.
Sipes would first lift the pickup truck as high as he could with his arms then wedge his legs underneath. In the top position, he estimated that he was supporting 1600 pounds.
Labels: Chuck Sipes, IFBB, Mr. America, Mr. World, Odd Object Lifting, Supporting Feat, Truck Lifting
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Monday, April 07, 2008
Chest Expanders It's hard to tell from this angle but I believe that's 1945 AAU Mr. America Clarence "Clancy" Ross demonstrating one of the very best chest expander exercises.
Just another example in the long line of Champions who have built their strength from using them.
Labels: 1945 Mr. America, Back Exercise, Back Press, Bodybuilding, Chest Expander Exercise, Chest Expander, Clancy Ross, Golden Age Bodybuilder, Mr. America, Shoulder Exercise
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Monday, March 31, 2008
The Nautilus Pullover 1969 AAU Mr. America Boyer Coe pictured with a vintage Nautilus Pullover circa 1972.
The Nautilus Pullover took the strength world by storm in the early 1970's and it will work just as well today -- provided it's used correctly. A few hard sets (per week) will build incredible back and upper-body development, again, if it's used correctly.
There aren't many pullovers of this generation left these days, if you have access to one, consider yourself lucky.
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Friday, March 21, 2008
Frank Leight - Mr. America 1942Frank Leight, AAU Mr. America 1942, with some classic globe barbells and kettlebells on the cover of the July, 1942 issue of Strength and Health Magazine.
Frank Leight finished 2nd in 1940 (losing to John Grimek and 3rd in 1941 (again behind Grimek, and Jules Bacon)before finally winning the Mr. America contest himself in 1942.
Labels: AAU, Bodybuilding, Cover, Frank Leight, Globe Barbell, Golden Age Bodybuilder, John Grimek, Jules Bacon, Milo Kettlebell, Mr. America, Strength and Health Magazine
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Monday, February 18, 2008
| George Eiferman was the 1948 AAU Mr. America and 1962 IFBB Mr. Universe winner and was particularly well-known for his chest development. On of the ways in which he built such a deep and impressive chest was regular trumpet playing. Eiferman used to like to show off a bit too and was fond of playing the "Hawaiian War Chant" on his trumpet with one hand while holding a loaded barbell overhead with the other. -- Talk about core strength. He regularly performed this feat at Muscle Beach. |  George Eiferman |
Labels: AAU, Breathing Exercises, Chest Development, Feat, George Eiferman, IFBB, Mr. America, Mr. Universe, Muscle Beach
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Friday, February 08, 2008
Armand Tanny's Favorite Exercise: The One Arm CleanArmand Tanny (brother of Vic Tanny) was a very successful bodybuilder in the late 40's and 50's, and a regular at the original Santa Monica Muscle Beach scene.
Tanny competed in many major bodybuilding contests and won the Pro-Mr. America in 1950. His favorite exercise was one you don't often see these days: the one arm clean.
Its hard to tell how heavy the bar is loaded to in this shot -- I'd say at least 225 or so, and you sure won't find any bodybuilders who could do that these days.
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
1938 Mr. America Bert Goodrich With Strongman Stage Weights
One of the great things about the history of strength training is that many of the early strength athletes had their own personal training equipment made up which lent quite a bit of character to their training.
Here is a very rare picture of 1938 Mr. America Bert Goodrich with some very interesting oldtime equipment, a globe barbell and kettlebell.
Labels: AAU, Bert Goodrich, Globe Barbell, Kettlebell, Mr. America, Strongman Equipment, Vintage Strength Equipment
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Friday, February 01, 2008
| Originally from Hazard, Kentucky, Ron Lacy was the winner of the 1957 AAU Mr. America Contest. He also won the 1955 Mr. Kentucky Contest and finished first in the medium class in the NABBA Mr. Universe contest. Ron was also well known for his leg development and once squatted 300 pounds for 50 consecutive reps. |  Mr. America 1957 Ron Lacy |
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
 Bert GoodrichThe First Mr. America | The first ever AAU Mr. America was Bert Goodrich, shown here on an early cover of Iron Man Magazine. Bert got his start by training with Earle E. Liederman's courses and was a tremendous athlete in highschool, excelling in hand balancing, swimming, and track and field events. He went on to became a stuntman in several Hollywood Movies and later opened up his own gym. |
Labels: AAU, Bert Goodrich, Bodybuilding, Cover, Earle E. Liederman, Iron Man Magazine, Mr. America
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
1971 AAU Mr America Casey ViatorOn June 12th, 1971, Casey Viator went on to win the AAU Mr. America bodybuilding contest in the most dominating fashion imaginable.
In addition to winning the overall title, in that contest Casey also nearly swept the sub-categories of Best Arms, Best Back, Best Chest and Most Muscular.
The only award Casey did not win at that contest was "Best Abdominals" (probably because He won everything else.)
Find out his exact training here.
Labels: AAU, Back Exercise, Best Arms, Best Back, Best Chest, Bodybuilding, Casey Viator, Most Muscular, Mr. America
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Monday, January 07, 2008
Swingbell Exercises with Jules Bacon, Mr. America 1943I've mentioned the Swingbell before, now here it is in action.
As you can see you can do several exercises with a swingbell that would be difficult with normal barbells or dumbbells dumbbells. Swingbell Exercises are particularly good for strengthening the abdominal muscles.
That's 1943 Mr. America winner Jules Bacon demonstrating.
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Saturday, January 05, 2008
| You can see why they say Steve Reeves has the classic physique -- he looked like a Greek statue brought to life. He was also one of the most successful bodybuilders of all time, winning almost every contest he entered including the 1947 AAU Mr. America title. Reeves trained at the York Barbell Club in York, PA for the 1950 NABBA Mr. Universe contest (which he won.) While there, John Grimek, watched him train, and later wrote an article about what he saw in the November, 1964 issue of Muscular Development Magazine. |  Steve Reeves |
Labels: AAU, Bodybuilding, Classic Physique, Exercises, John Grimek, Mr. America, Mr. Universe, Muscular Development, NABBA, Steve Reeves, Workout
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Anvil Lifting - Roy Hilligenn 1951 Mr. AmericaHow's this for odd object lifting? 1951 Mr. America Roy Hilligenn does some squats with a pretty big anvil on his back.
Roy Hilligenn weighed around 175 pounds and I bet that anvil isn't too far off...
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| Vern Weaver won the AAU Mr. America contest in 1963. He was well known for his superb back development could power clean close to 400 pounds! Here's a look at one of his weekly routines: Monday and Thursday: |  1963 Mr. America Vern Weaver |
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
The York Big 12 SpecialThis is the weight set that helped put a lot of muscle on a lot of people - The York Big 12 Special as advertised on the back of the June, 1952 issue of Strength and Health Magazine.
That's Jack Delinger (Mr. America, 1949) on the left, and John Farbotnik (Mr. America, 1950) on the right.
This set included 240 pounds of barbell plates, long barbell bar, short dumbbell/swingbell bar, health boots, a head strap for building neck strength, wrist roller, kettlebell handles, collars and four York training courses (York Dumbbell course 1 & 2, Leg Development and Swing Bar Training.)
Labels: Barbell, Big 12 Special, Collars, head strap, Iron Boots, Jack Dellinger, John Farbotnik, kettlebell handles, Mr. America, swingbell, Training Course, Training Equipment, wrist roller, York Barbell
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Sunday, December 16, 2007
Dave's Gym - South Bend, IndianaDave Bjoraas, (pictured far right) the legendary "Dave" of Dave's Gym and Dave's Barbell Club of South Bend, Indiana... for many years the center of strength activity in the Mid-Western United States.
Dave's Gym in South Bend, Indiana produced many Iron Game champions: 1956 Mr. America Ray Schaefer trained there. So did Jr. Mr. America Doug Lindzy (pro-wrestling's original "Doug Gilbert").
Dave's Barbell Club Weight-lifting team produced champions like Winston Binney and Mike Burgener. And, most importantly, many of the top football players on Notre Dame's great Irish teams trained with Dave.
Dave's Gym... one of the top gyms ever... Dave Bjoraas, a fine man and a giant in the world of weights.
Labels: Bodybuilding, Classic Strongman Gyms, Daves Gym, Heavyweight Lifting Championships, Jr. Mr. America, Mr. America, Notre Dame, Olympic Weightlifting, weightlifting
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 Roy Hilligenn 1951 Mr. America | Roy Hilligen was a great all-around "iron athlete." As a bodybuilder, he won the Mr. South Africa title in 1943, 1944, 1946 and 1976 as well as the AAU Mr. America Title in 1951. As an Olympic lifter, Hilligenn was the first South African to Clean and Jerk double body weight. His lifts in 1946 were Press: 245 pounds, Snatch: 255 Pounds and Clean & Jerk: 321 pounds. In the early 1950's, and weighing just 173 pounds, Hilligen unofficially equaled the world record in the Clean & Jerk with a lift of 375 pounds. |
Interestingly, he was also a life-long vegetarian.
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Saturday, December 08, 2007
 - George Eiferman - Chest Development | Back in the old days, "chest development" meant chest and ribcage expansion. Here's a look at George Eiferman, a classic bodybuilder, who was famous for his chest development, on the cover of the February, 1948 Strength and Health Magazine. Eiferman won the AAU Mr. America, AAU Mr. California and IFBB Mr. Universe titles. In this picture Eiferman weighed around 190 pounds. You can tell that ribcage and chest expansion contributes greatly to the "look" of strength and power. |
Labels: AAU, Bodybuilding, Chest Development, Chest Expansion, Cover, George Eiferman, IFBB, Mr. America, Mr. California, Mr. Universe, Ribcage Expansion, Strength and Health
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Sunday, November 18, 2007
| At just 19 years of age, Casey Viator became the youngest man to win the Mr. America title. This impromptu shot from 1971 gives you a pretty good idea why. Under the tutelage of Arthur Jones, on May 16, 1971, Casey Viator won the AAU Junior Mr. America contest. |  The Arm of Casey Viator |
In addition to the overall AAU Mr. America title, Casey took the Most muscular Man in America title and the subdivisions for Best Arms, Best Back, Best Chest and Best Legs.
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
| Dave Draper is one of the best known "Golden Age" Bodybuilders from the California Bodybuilding Scene in the 1960's and 1970's. Known as "The Blonde Bomber", he sure would not look out of place on the beaches of Santa Cruz (even though he was originally from New Jersey.) Here's a look at his winning contest history: |  Dave Draper |
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Monday, October 29, 2007
On April 19, 1941 Steve Stanko made history as he the first man to break the mythic 1000-pound total in an official weightlifting contest.
Through his specialized upper-body training program he was able to build himself into a bodybuilding champion, winning the 1944 AAU Mr. America and Junior Mr. America, the 1945 Most Muscular Man in America and the 1947 Mr. Universe.
| Unfortunately Stanko also suffered from painful blood clots in his legs and five weeks later found himself in the hospital. By mid-1942 he regained enough health to begin light upper-body training again. He was told to stay off his legs and could only train while sitting or lying on a bench. |  Steve Stanko |
Labels: AAU, Bodybuilding, Mr. America, Mr. Universe, Olympic Weightlifting, Steve Stanko
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